Survival of the fittest takes to the air in the newest expansion for the popular card game Evolution. In the game players develop animal species, evolving them with various cards in order to out-hunt and out-evade other animals. The Evolution Flight expansion introduces avian species into the ecosystem. Now your species can swoop on unsuspecting prey from above, fly away from predators, or soar to a new location when food is scarce.

Containing sixty fixed cards, The Treachery of Rhudaur adventure pack for the Lord of the Rings living card game adds cards 84-114 of the Angmar Awakened cycle. The contents of the pack are designed to augment existing decks and to provide players with an entirely new scenario upon which their heroes can adventure.

In the grim darkness of the far future, Warhammer 40k Conquest is a competitive card game for two players. The Great Devourer deluxe expansion introduces the Tyranids faction to the game with new warlords, units, attachments, and supports. Additional cards are also included for every faction in the core set, featuring powerful new units.

Long out of print, Samurai has been brought back by Fantasy Flight, and at a cheaper price! In Samurai, players assume the role of power-hungry daimyo vying for control of Japan. By gaining the loyalty of lesser lords, seizing the land’s primary sources of rice, and trading favors with religious leaders, the players can grow their dominion and muster the samurai to cement their claim.

You’ve seen it in countless cop films: the hostage stand-off! Now play it, in Hostage/Negotiator. In the game, players uses Conversation Cards to carry out several conversation with the Abductor. You’ll resolve cards by rolling dice and your success or failure largely depends on yoru ability to control the Abductor’s Threat Level. In the meantime, you’ll need to acquire more Conversation points so that you can buy more cards. Above all, you must save the hostages! After each conversation you’ll resolve a Terror Card making your objective even more difficult.

With My First Bohnanza, even younger children will be able to learn the popular bean collecting card game in small steps. We introduce ten new types of beans – just for kids – and they can begin their bean farmer journey earning gold coins.

Escape from Mount Gram is the newest adventure pack for the Lord of the Rings Living Card Game. In this Adventure Pack, players will find sixty cards that expand the Angmar Awakened series. The contents of the pack are designed to augment existing decks and add an entirely new scenario for players.

The DC Deck Building universe expands doubly this weekend with both the Teen Titans and Justice Society of America expansions.

First up, the Teen Titans Go! expansion contains over two hundred new cards as well as a new “ongoing” mechanic. With this mechanic, players can now save their best cards for when they really need them and when ready, unleash everything they’ve got. As is standard anymore, this big box expansion also contains a special promo card.

A smaller, cheaper expansion, the JSA Crossover Pack can be added to any previous or future DC Deck Building expansion. This smaller Crossover Pack only contains additional character cards to be added to the game, including Doctor Fate, Jay Garrick Flash, Alan Scott Green Lantern, Power Girl, Stargirl, Mr. Terrific, and Wildcat!

Quantum is an epic game of strategy and conquest for two to four fleet commanders (players). Each die is a starship; a six is a swift but fragile scout, while a one is a slow but devastating battlestation. To win players will need to construct quantum cubes that will evolve your fleet as you go. Endlessly customizable, players can create their own maps or play on any of the thirty unique ones included in the game.

Not entirely official, yet no less beneficial, Litko Game Accessories has released a set of plastic markers, tokens, and rulers for the Fantasy Flight X-Wing miniature game. Out this weekend, these accessories include a deluxe gauge set, space shield tokens, focus tokens, target lock tokens, ion tokens, and stress tokens, some in a variety of colors.

Lastly, but nowhere near least(ly), we’ve got a trio of long overdue Star Wars Roleplaying Game items.

First up, the hardcover core rulebook for the Force and Destiny expansion to the Star Wars RPG. This complete tabletop RPG dives into the struggle between light and dark sides of the Force. Craft a lightsaber, free the oppressed and downtrodden, and duel dreaded agents of the Sith in the conflict to bring balance to the Force.

Supporting that hardcover core rulebook is the Force and Destiny Game Master’s Kit. Included in this Kit are complete construction rules for building lightsabers, brand new rules concernging Knight-level play, and a deluxe GM’s screen with the most commonly-referenced rules.

The final release rounding out the Force and Destiny barrage are the Adversary decks. Six in total, these card packs include a minimum of twenty cards that represent various NPC characters that can be encounter in-game. Out this weekend are the Imperials and Rebels, Scum and Villany, and Citizens of the Galaxy decks, as well as the Critical Hit and Injury decks.

We begin tonight’s New Game Stuff with dessert. Just Desserts is the newest card game from Looney Labs, makers of Fluxx and Chrononauts. Similar to Fluxx, players are drawing and playing cards in an effort to match a goal card in the center of the table. The goal in this instance, however, is a hungry guest whom you have to feed a specific pairing of desserts.

Much like the film adaptations, the Lord of the Rings LCG Saga expansions keep on coming out. The Treason of Saruman is the newest Saga expansion, featuring one hundred and sixty-five cards to be incorporated into the base game. Set during the The Two Towers period of the novels, this expansion contains new heroes and player cards that walk the player through the events of Helm’s Deep, Rohan, and the battle with Saruman.

A fresh take on the pirate gaming genre, Dark Seas is a dice-based game where players accumulate a pirate fleet and empire by rolling dem bones. By rolling sets of custom dice, each player constructs ports, acquires crewmen, sets sail, and hordes treasure, all in effort of becoming the most feared and respected pirate on the seven seas!

Ever wish you could pick the next headmaster of Hogwarts? Well, Argent The Consortium may be legally distinct enough from Hogwarts, but, essentially, that is exactly what players are doing when they play this bartering game. Coming with thirty-five distinct miniatures (icing on the cake!), Argent has players using spells, leverage, and other resources to get elected the next headmaster of the Argent University of Magic!

Long awaited and hotly anticipated, the Iron Kingdoms Unleashed core rulebook hits shelves this weekend. Following the successful launch of the Unleashed Adventure Kit a couple weeks back, the core rulebook introduces the essential rules, character creation mechanics, and other necessary traits to run a roleplaying game set in the vast, steampunk-inspired universe of Warmachine!

Other deck building games have been churning out expansions like mad over the last year, but the originator, Dominion, has stayed somewhat silent. This weekend that changes as the ninth expansion for the popular deck building game arrives. Dominion Adventures sees the return of a popular mechanic from the Seaside expansion, Duration Cards. Along with these, Adventures also includes thirty Kingdom cards, twenty Event cards, and new Reserve cards that can be saved for later use.

Tell me if this sounds familiar. A group of adventurers journey into a shadowy cave in an effort to steal a mountain of gold, but they must do all of this without awakening the ire of the dragon that guards it. Created by Bruno Faidutti, known for Citadels, Dragon’s Gold is both a cooperative and antagonistic experience where players work together to defeat various dragons, but struggle against each other to divide the loot.

Three expansion packs for two of Fantasy Flight’s LCG series have dropped in the last couple weeks and we’ll cover both of them here.

First up, the Star Wars LCG receives a sixty card Force Pack called Ready to Takeoff. These sixty cards grant players the opportunity to pilot famous ships from both sides of the galaxy while also adding ten new objective sets to expand the gameplay.

Second up, is a new War Pack for the Warhammer 40K Conquest LCG series, called The Threat Beyond. As usual, this War Pack includes sixty cards to be added into the base game included a new Warlord and his eight card signature squad.

Wrapping up a tripartite of Fantasy Flight living card game expansions is the newest big box expansion for the game, The Lost Realm. The Lost Realm focuses on Bree-land and the battle between the Rangers and the Orcs. The 165 cards included in the expansion add new heroes and player cards that provide new cooperative opportunities for players to explore the world of Middle Earth.

As if Castle Panic wasn’t already built to induce a cold sweat, Fireside Games has released a new expansion to be added onto the base game or The Wizard’s Tower. The Dark Titan is a small expansion that contains all the tiles and cards for a new army lead by the eight-point Agranok! But you’re not going in completely unarmed, as the expansion also includes new forces to fight back with, including the Cavalier and Boiling Oil.

Asmodee released another 7 Wonders expansion this weekend and this one requires some heavy labor. 7 Wonders: Babel contains two separate gaming expansions that can be added singularly are together. First, is the tower component, which adds an extra beginning drafting phase. During this phase, players draft tower tiles, each of which features a special law that affects all players. Second, are a set of law cards that tax players for using certain colored cards.

It wandered in out of the cold, a cigarette hanging from its box lid, a fedora covering its corner. Ace Detective was its name. A storytelling card game in the vein of Once Upon a Time, Ace Detective has players utilizing plot cards to tell a group narrative. Each turn players lay down story cards in an attempt to keep the yarn flowing, but must battle against each other to take control of the plot’s direction. And, if you can’t tell from the title, Ace Detective is all noir, all the time.

Another in Settlers of Catan line of standalone spin-offs, Catan: Ancient Egypt pairs the same great Catan mechanics with an Egyptian setting. Oxcarts are used to move resources like papyrus, stone, and cattle from town to town. This standalone edition also features two alternate play scenarios, increasing the replay value of the game and keeping players interested.

As Sauron’s forces draw ever closer, the fellowship must venture into the mines of Celebrimbor to discover the only three rings of power untouched by the dark lord. This is the story for Lord of the Rings Celebrimbor’s Secret, the newest Adventure Pack for the LotR LCG. Adding sixty new cards to the game, Celebrimbor’s Secret includes Galadriel as a playable hero character.

With the holidays just around the corner, Magic the Gathering has, for the second year in a row, released a special gift box to ease your shopping distress. The Khans of Tarkir Holiday Gift Box is an inexpensive 2000 count card box that also happens to contain four Khans booster packs, special card dividers, stickers to personalize the dividers, land, and a special promo card. Check your favorite Magic player off your “To Buy” list.

Nearing closer to the newest My Little Pony booster pack set, Enterplay has released their equivalent of an MtG Fat Pack. The MLP Celestial Solstice box contains materials for two players, including a twenty-four card pack of rare, foil promos, three Premiere Edition boosters, three Canterlot Nights boosters, and a durable card box.

The popular Pandemic strain of virus fighting cooperative games has mutated this weekend. Pandemic: The Cure is a dice variation of the original game, converting all the regular mechanics to dice rolls. Each player still takes on a different role, now represented by a unique set of dice. The outbreak is also represented by dice, which are rolled, then placed on the gaming board. A quicker variation of the original, Pandemic: The Cure can be set-up and played in around thirty minutes.

With Godzilla and Pacific Rim recently stomping all over movie theaters, Kaiju in demand. Rarrr!!! is a drafting card game that answers that demand, giving players the chance to control powerful, monstrous creatures. Broken into two drafting rounds and a bidding round, players first build and power their monster, then use the power cards they’ve attained to outbid others in an effort to destroy the most buildings.

The first release in a series of board games given the seal of approval by Dice Tower, Sheriff of Nottingham puts players into the roles of Nottingham’s merchants and the greedy Sheriff, himself. Each turn players attempt to enter the city with various goods and products for sale. However, they may choose to mix legal and illegal products together in their carts. But, beware, the Sheriff will be allowed to pick through each merchant’s stash and weed out items or punish players.

Both a drafting and Push-Your-Luck game, Till Dawn is a vampire game with style. Contained within a creatively designed coffin-shaped box, Till Dawn has players taking over the role of a horde of competitive vampires. Over the course of three rounds, players pass around a deck of cards, drawing one, then following its command. The goal is to collect the most blood tokens and return to your coffin before the sun rises, but vampire hunters and other obstacles can make that a difficult possibility.

A short and sweet expansion, Titanium Wars: Confrontation adds some appealing extras to the base game. Included within this expansion are new arsenal cards, planets, leaders, and events, as well as cards that replace previous cards. In addition, Confrontation includes a Versus Mode variation that can be played individually or in teams.

Stefan Feld, game designer for Bora Bora and Bruges, releases a new game this weekend entitled Trajan. Players attempt to build-up their own corner of Rome through the use of special ability tiles. Tiles are distributed around the table through a special mechanic where they are placed in bowls, then used by each player strategically.

The first expansion for Robinson Crusoe, Voyage of the Beagle is here!

Containing a set of original scenarios that can be paired with the base game to extend its playability, each of these scenarios link together, serializing events so that what occurred during the last play session remains into the next session.

Hottly anticipated, Richard Garfield’s sequel to King of Tokyo is finally here! King of New York is bigger and more intense than its predecessor, just like a game set in America should be! Like King of Tokyo, players take control of monsters, attempting to gain the most victory points by beating the crap out of each other. However, the game board for King of New York is double the size, providing multiple zones for players to fight from. As well, the game adds a “fame” component that allows one player to take the spotlight and gain special abilities.

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